"How to be a German in 50 easy steps" Me, a German: Interesting

USA: How are you? ..... Thanks, great - and you? Germany: Wie geht's? ..... Muss.

There are 3200 types of bread in Germany. The most popular is called: that there. Second place: no that next to it.

"Fenster auf Kipp" XD Ja, das sind so Dinge, über die man nicht mehr nachdenkt. Man kennts nicht anders.

“I just wear my outside shoes inside” Pretty sure that’s a cardinal sin

Let’s see a Nudelsalat vs Kartoffelsalat showdown at a German Barbecue 😁

German: Stands in the title The German people: der Chat ist nun unser

"German bread blows American bread out of the water" me, a German: *snorts* obviously

The beer purity law is just about the brewing, after that, you can do with your beer whatever you desire. That was "Klugscheißen"😏.

Birthday celebration is not about "living" another year, but "surviving" another year. This is a great and serious achievement.

"How to be a German in 50 easy steps" Me, a German: Well well well, let's find out

So let me do a little "klugscheißen": "Prost" is the short form for "Prosit" = Pro sit. Comes from the latin prod esse and means "It may help" or like "To your health" "Tschüß" comes from "ad jüs" (northern german) which means the same as adios (spanish), adieu(french), ade (swabian): "To god"

In my experience, Germans love rules - until the rules are an inconvenience to them, and then they will happily break them.

Honestly, before I came abroad, I thought every window is like the German ones.

I love the Bavaria-Texas-comparison. That nails it somehow.

Dress seriously: The socks must never be more funny than the guy who wears them.

10:30 This was one of the weirdest things for me (German) to realize when I was learning Chinese. In German conversation, almost every single thing you say has some sort of ironic or tongue-in-cheek subtext. For example, I don't think I've ever heard anyone sincerely praise the weather without adding something along the lines of "let's see how long it stays that way" or "let's enjoy it while it lasts". Mostly it's just "Schönes Wetter heute..." spoken in a playfully exaggerated tone of annoyance. I use sarcasm far more often than I'm comfortable admitting, and most people around me do as well. Alas, the Chinese language (due to tone of voice also being used to convey lexical meaning) does _not_ allow for sarcasm at all unless you outright explain the joke. It's still excessively hard for me to wrap my German brain around that.

Apfelsaftschorle is actually pretty good to hydrate (not as 100% substitute for water tho) especially during Sport because it provides electrolytes, assuming you use quality juice (natural and unfiltred) Mit freundlichen Grüßen :*

"Prost" is pronounced "Proscht" only in some regions. Everywhere else the "s" is just a normal sharp "s". As in "last", "must", "quest" etc.

"German humor is like German bread: dark, dry, not to everyone's taste, but in plenty-full supply." I am offended, but I totally agree

There's a shortcut to be a perfect german: you have to drive naked with 250 km/h on the Autobahn while eating a "Mettbrötchen" (raw minced meat) and yell at the other drivers when they drive only 240 km/h. Then let a german witness write a "Eidesstattliche Versicherung" with at least 4 copies, to give burocracy its share -> done

It's funny that you said the Saxony dialect sounds like a drunk Irish person. When I lived int the UK, I was asked whether I was Irish or someone Irish who's lived in the US several times. Nope, I'm just from Saxony. Sorry about that.

"How To Be A German In 50 Easy Steps" Jeder Deutsche: *INTERESSANT*

"The Texas of Germany" made me laugh so hard, because we exactly say it vise versa about Texas. 😂 And about the sundays, btw. It was an american, called Ferris Bueller, who said once: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - A very wise man, this Ferris Bueller... very wise. 😉

How to be a German Step #51 - Appreciate the culinary masterpiece that is the German Döner ! 🥙

Whoever gifted this books: thank you sooo much. Perfect gift for Nalf.

As a native german, I'm absolutely sure there is no ruleset behind "Mahlzeit" If there is, I haven't figured it out. I only use it while at work during lunchbreak to wish my coworkers a good meal and break. Never used it in the evening I think.

I learned how to open a bottle with a lighter years ago. Finally learning to open a beer bottle with another bottle, with any type of table or the beer crate as well, is one of my greatest achievements through lockdown.

First of all Bavarians don't *think* they're better, we *are* better (yes, that was sarcasm ... or was it?) and second yes, you can mix beer with other beverages, just don't call it "a beer" afterwards. If you say to someone "I'm drinking a beer" and show them your Radler you're gonna be punished. This is not a warning, it's a friendly reminder. Or is it?

Bar'B'Qs and Kartoffelsalat? What about the Nudelsalat? No mention of the ever present Nudelsalat that everybody brings but don't eat! SMH.

I have had almost over 20 years of english lessons and I still say: "I'm sorry my english is soooo bad!" So you got me...

It hurts me to see how you handle the book, breaking the back like that

the expression Mahlzeit (literally "meal time") has 2 meanings 1) Greeting during lunch time = round about 11am till 13pm 2) a german equivalent for saying "Bon Appetit/Buon Appetito/Que Aproveche/Enjoy your meal" at every occasion you gonna start to eat a meal.. it is generally the shorted version of saying "Gesegnete Mahlzeit" meaning "Have a blessed meal time"

16:15 @NALF: I can hear my Teacher and many others: „Do NOT FOLD a paperback - respect books - take good care of books and their knowledge“

“50 easy steps”, despite being an English sentence, is the most German thing I’ve ever seen

1:08 german food 1:38 window technology 2:08 house shoes 2:25 potato 3:04 recycling 3:31 hate Bavaria 4:05 planning/preparation 4:33 Kartoffelsalat 5:05 LG 5:35 Sachsen dialect 5:45 insurances 6:04 “Mahlzeit!” 6:31 car culture 7:00 dress seriously 7:33 German bread 7:54 Schwarzfahren 8:24 German/English 8:44 open bottles without bottle opener 9:05 “Prost!” 9:19 bureaucracy 9:30 red lights 9:44 Sundays 10:10 Apfelschorle 10:37 Humor 11:13 German smalltalk 11:30 klugscheisser 12:00 mixing 12:55 travel seriously 13:25 sex 13:43 rules 14:10 birthdays 14:38 GMA 15:01 dinner for one 15:18 say what you mean 15:26 Schlager 15:37 Bio 16:11 “tschüss!”

Wishing everyone great success on this glorious day as they study how to be a German. A test will be given shortly. Certificates will be issued later.

Bio is our organic food in the U.S. It's way more expensive here too. Also, "Na?", the best conversation starter ever. ;) You meant to say the Saxon dialect is THE funniest dialect of all. It's nasal and it sounds like someone is strangling a duck. My mother was from Saxony, and there were hours of laughter at her expense.

Step 1: Overanalyse everything! The rest follows naturally ^^

The "Bürokratie" a whole lot of paperwork, most Germans are absolutely dispised by it. But our politics love that shit so we have to put up with it.

Am I the only one that is freaking out watching him bend that book? Love the content. Be nice to your books. :)

The best comparison to "Klugscheißen" is the "ackchually meme". xD

"Hate Bavaria" me, as a bavarian: AhH ShIT HeRe wE gO AgaIN

3:08 A few years ago when I stayed home while my parents went on vacation for the first time I accidentally threw something in the wrong trash ONE time and a day later I got a call from some neighbor telling me to please recycle correctly :I You can't make this up. That being said, recycle!! It's important!

I have to buy this book. Laughed so much. So many true things about us. Btw, Bioprodukte are organic products (especially food). That's why they are so expensive

Classic old dad joke: Mahlzeit! - "Mal dir deine Zeit doch selber"

" I would say my personal favorite of german edible potato art would be, the lovly Bratkartoffeln." Ein Mann nach meinen geschmack.

Definitely best video i‘ve seen in a while 😂😂🙌🏼 Good Job

The way he said "Bratkartoffeln' 😂😍 Love it !!!

Me a german watching this: "write that down, write that down!"

Just randomly came upon this video in my recommended since I've been looking into German things for the past few days. Very straightforward guy, and I like the content! :) ❤️

Love your videos!! Alles gute!!

The tipping feature allows you to open the window when it's raining. On the other hand, the door/tipping thing gets in the way of having regular miniblinds or curtains. Also if it's inside and cool outside double hung windows when opened at the top and bottom create convection currents which exchange air efficiently.

I made an exchange semester in Boston and there was a get together with beer, but there was no bottle opener. So I opened the bottle with an other bottle. The guys there were very impressed and I had to open a few bottles of beer.😀

I love your videos Nick!! Thank you for all your hard work 😓👏🏼🥰🤩

Great Video!

1. Happy Birthday!!!💐🥂🍾🎂 2. Yes, pleeeeasee more of this! Funny, because apart from some minor exceptions it’s also true for Austria! ☺️ 3. After a weeks work in the hospital, a Sunday redecorating the children’s room, doing homework with the big son, preparing food for everybody, this video was my reward, consumed alone with ice cream 😉. Always looking forward to new videos, always curious, and you always deliver! Thanks😊 4. LG from Vienna😉

As a German... Hell yes, all true! Please book 2

Hallo Kameraden! Ich danke Ihnen, für euer zahlreiches antreten. Ich bin sehr erfreut, darüber das wir das einnehmen immer noch drauf haben. Dieser Kommentar Bereich ist nun deutsches Staats Eigentum!

You actually say ,,Mahlzeit" when you see that someone that you know, like a good friend or something, is eating for lunch, dinner, whatsoever. For example you spontaneously visit a good friend of yours and he or she is eating, then you say ,,Mahlzeit" because saying that is polite and friendly. You're welcome :)

that video was so bad lg hahahah really good job, always cool to see the own country from another perspective. You caught so many small details and sayings here, you are more german than many otheres here:D Tschüüüüs

Guten Morgen 🌞 I love the reference to Speedy and she is absolutely right about planning thoroughly 😎😋

You do such a great job telling people how we are. Thanks for that. :)

I like that these Videos give me a new perspective on my country I also like that they teach some new information I mean I didn’t know about Bavaria before

Well, let's just say Robert Falcon Scott would not have died at the Pole if he had had a German do the planning for him...

You nail your video contents! I love your very good balance of praising and criticizing! We live in the US since 18 years and I can confirm (almost;)) every praise and also critique you have about Germany and as well the US! So, now you are trapped (as we are) between 2 countries! ;) You are slowly, but surely, not at home in the US as a US citizen anymore and also not at home in Germany! We miss the US while we are in Germany and miss Germany while we are in the US! We can for sure agree that we all miss our families being left in the other country! Keep up your fantastic work in displaying the truth without sugar coating!

Such a great book, it's so true :-) I need to watch the second part...

Nice work! Retired here and you've nailed most stuff. Still working on removing shoes at the door.

Mahlzeit is short for "blessed meal" (gesegnete Mahlzeit), so it actually has a religious background. It is believed that it comes from the monks. Today it is almost always used without religious reference (without blessed)and almost exclusively in a professional context. You can also say "bon appétit" instead of Mahlzeit.

I had so much fun to listen to that video and I really do see myself how German I am and that all of that I am just doin or saying that/these things because they are so normal to me. It is really fun for me to see how foreigners are seeing or notesing that... And I can agree to so many things... 😂😂😂

Sooo to the point. Thank you

Welcome back! :D As far as I can tell about your videos you turned into a German mostly. I mean, you wanted to come back, you missed it, you're here again. Is this probably a sign of you wanting to stay here...forever?

Not one of your most original videos, but I guess it'll do for this week. Liebe Grüße

I love your take on Texas and Bavaria. It is very true and accurate.

Hearing you mention that you like Bratkartoffeln (home fries / chipped potatoes) made me immidiatly feel warm and fuzzy in my heart. Its a simple dish but also an art in itself. I like to make them often like this: one third or more potatoes, one third carottes and one third onions. Onions cut finger thick, carottes smaller and the potatoes rather thin, all together in the pan, fried / baked until ready and done. Some salt and pepper and the dish is complete. A salad and fried sausages or bacon cubes are welcome additions but not needed at all.

I want NALF to read my lecture script in College...his reading style is pure entertainment :)

Alles Gute nachträglich 🎂 und bitte auch noch das zweite Buch 👍 Liebe Grüße 😉

Definitely best video i‘ve seen in a while 😂😂🙌🏼

this was so much fun!!! thank you and tschüss

You are right on with all of this Nalf. Married a German. Great video. 😊

Oh God I love your videos, I just can't help myself. I see a new video, I click it!

We liked this video, please make another one 💚

this vid was actually pretty refreshing for me. also it was pretty accurate.

This is hilarious , made my day ...I am German living in South Korea and this book is so accurate! Love your videos btw...keep going! LIEBE GREUSSE, Jonna :)

A German has always a pullover and a raincoat along till mid of June. The weather is still changing a few times a day, so it might ve sunny and warm, when you leave the house, but within an hour it could be cold and/or rainy.

11:40 this is literally so true, like I´m (kind of) a writer and sometimes I´m just making scenarios up in my head for fun, but if there is ONE unrealistic thing I cant continue until I made it make sense

the fact there are 50 steps to being german is the most german thing ever :D

Mahlzeit means meal time or simple meal, but it’s like a worker’s greeting on the way to lunch break. Some workers use it for dinner break at “Spaetschicht” too. So it’s always okay to say when everyone there will eat in the next moment. When I had a student job at Daimler’s Truck Factory in Woerth am Rhein, there was a fun thing. I had a conversation with a full time worker there. The first four people that crossed us, they said Mahlzeit. We said Mahlzeit. But he was pissed that he was interrupted the story he wanted to tell me. The fifth person that said Mahlzeit. He shouted “ Mal dei Zeit grad selber!” Which translates to: paint your time yourself. 😂😂 malen = to paint, das Mahl = the meal. 😂😂

if everyone decides for themselves whether a rule is right or wrong and behaves like this, rules no longer make sense at all.

Please make a part two 😊

drone insurance is pretty cheap btw, the online test is free too, takes day, might be worth getting done!

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Love this, as a Englishman that lives in Austria.... I can relate massively.... everything said here is spot on... and you got to love a Sunday or Bank holiday here as well... but damn it took some time to get used to it !! And 6 years in i still dont understand the need for such bureaucracy!!!🤣🤣🤣

There's nothing like trying to walk over uneven cobblestones in a very thick Northern Bavarian fog and seeing this apparition in black - a large woman of indeterminate age with hair braids (Likely with a name like Frau Kaltenbrunner) coming out of the fog almost a foot away. She says in a guttural voice "grüß gott" and moves on like the Lost Dutchman disappearing into the fog - pure Bavarian.

Also there are three major types of potato salad. My favorite is cucumber, onions, pickles 1 apple, the sud of the pickles salt paper and a tee spoon mustard. All is cut in small squares only the potato is clocked pealed and in slices. Mixed all together. Additional you can add majo if you want to.

Would love to see the video about 50 more steps!

Vol. #2 needs to be examinated thoroughly as well! :)

Saying "Mahlzeit" started as "Gesegnete Mahlzeit" which literally would be a "blessed meal" to wish you a good appetite. It was used then around the lunch break wishing you a blessed meal when you leave work for the lunch break. Then it slightly drifted into a joke that every time is a lunch time, so we jokingly use it all day long. In addition to that "Na Mahlzeit!" is an expression of astonishment meaning "Gosh! That sucks!". We mix up all these meanings with a twnkle. This mixture of original meanings perhaps lightens up the excessive use of "Mahlzeit". We are not so serious about it. So Germans got no humour, eh?

You don’t need drones insurances separately, many limited liabilities include them. They often cheaper in a pack. Really good video. That book was the perfect gift for you.

Quite accurate description of my countrymen! Well done!

Juhu, a new video. I found another way to avoid my chores 🥳 I hope Mojo Jim is proud of me 😆 Thanks Nick for the great timing! Priorities are important! Tschüüüüüüüüüüß